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"Change is constant and suffering is optional." With that as her slogan, licensed marriage and family therapist Miryam seeks to lessen the emotional stress of becoming an elder caregiver or dealing with end-of-life issues. Fluent in both English and Spanish, she invites clients to open up about recent changes with the aim of alleviating pain and feelings of isolation. Miryam also draws from more than 10 years of social work and elder-care experience to offer her clients knowledgable advice.

Armed with a master?s degree in Chinese Medicine, Oona Hull works to naturally detect and ease the source of poor health. Her practice, Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine Center, takes full advantage of Eastern medicine to offer patients a full flight of preventative care. Acupuncture treatments help relieve blockages in the body?s energy pathways, and natural herbs fill the holes in the Western diet commonly caused by eating too many processed foods.
Continuing the center?s theme of natural restoration, massage therapy is used to calm overworked muscles. The center also offers ancient qi gong therapies that help bolster the body?s energy and ability to heal itself, which is why UFC fighters often undergo qi gong mid-bout.

Armed with ace styling skills, savvy scissors, and friendly personalities, Artisans’ hair whisperers coax and tease manes into top shape seven days a week. Shrewd shears evict split ends at haircut appointments ($55+), while negative ions scare strands straight at Japanese straightening sessions ($150 for the first hour, $100 for each additional hour). An ammonia-free tint touch-up makes dull head threads glow anew, attracting the ghosts of ravers past ($75+). Guests seeking more length or volume may try a bundle of 100% human-hair extensions, adding beehives and mohawks to their list of potential date-night ’dos ($400 for the first bundle). The circlets of a new perm spring from scalps, suggesting youth and energy ($110+).

Aspects Advanced Face and Body may not be for the indecisive. Its vast menu of treatments spans the entire spectrum of spa options. This staggering range of treatments goes from decadent massages to beautifying facials and waxing sessions. For clients who truly can?t make up their minds, those who need a little extra time away from home, or those on the run from bounty hunters, Aspects tempts with a number of spa packages.

At Studio 519, staff pamper guests from head to toe. They refresh skin with facials and peels, including vitamin C facials that can be upgraded with complementary eye, lip, or hand treatments. Hair is tended with cuts and color, with bridal and event styling also available. And the staff doesn't just pamper skin and hair; massages are also available.